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------ AVERAGE ------
POLK COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 254 258 276 309 298 279 272 1
General Fertility Rate 73.9* 74.7* 77.9* 86.5* 81.9* 79.1* 78.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 10 6 2 4 4
Live Births: Women 15-19 59 63 52 70 58 60 59 0
Teen Fertility Rate 93.2 97.5* 77.2 101.9 82.7 89.8* 89.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 15 33 7 20 12
Births To Unmarried Women 55 53 60 65 69 60 59 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.7* 20.5* 21.7* 21.0* 23.2* 21.5* 21.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 65 64 63 64 68
Births To Unmarried Teens 26 25 23 26 26 25 25 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.2 9.7 8.3* 8.4* 8.7* 9.0* 9.2 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 48 65 60 63 59
Less Than 12 Years Education 74 66 60 80 72 70 70 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.1* 25.6 21.7 25.9 24.2 25.1* 25.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 29 48 25 31 30
Low Birth Weight Births 11 18 19 24 21 19 19 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.3* 7.0 6.9 7.8 7.0 6.8* 7.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 49 53 38 62 60
No First Trimester Care 54 38 78 83 69 64 62 1
% No First Trimester Care 21.9 14.8*+ 29.0+ 27.9 23.9 23.5 23.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 70 26 19 34 44
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 4 0 2 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 3.9 11.6 14.5 0.0*+ 6.7+ 7.2 7.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 19 13 75 46 54
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 3.9 10.9 0.0*+ 0.0* 3.6 3.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 55 9 75 75 63
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 2 1 0 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 7.8 3.6 0.0 6.7+ 3.6 3.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 11 29 75 7 39
Total Fetal Deaths 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.8 0.0* 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 75 60 53 51 71
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 1 4 1 1 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 11.7 3.9 14.4 3.2 3.3 7.1* 7.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 72 34 68 70 71
Total Induced Abortions 24 23 20 13 18 20 18 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.4* 8.9* 7.2* 4.2* 6.0* 7.2* 6.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 58 65 68 58 65
Female Population, 15-44 3,435 3,453 3,545 3,573 3,640 3,529 3,474 0
Female Population, 15-19 633 646 674 687 701 668 660 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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